2016-08-09 Pre TOEFL: independent speaking

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all my classes
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TOEFL iBT Speaking section
- 6 questions, 20 minutes
- third section, after the break, before writing
- question types are always the same:
	1 independent speaking about your own ideas: 15s to prepare, 45s to speak
	2 independent speaking about your own ideas: 15s to prepare, 45s to speak
	3 integrated reading/listening/speaking about a campus situation (announcement and conversation): 30s to prepare, 60s to speak
	4 integrated reading/listening/speaking about an academic topic (text and lecture): 30s to prepare, 60s to speak
	5 integrated listening/speaking about a campus situation: 20s to prepare, 60s to speak
	6 integrated listening/speaking about an academic topic: 20s to prepare, 60s to speak
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Today: independent speaking (questions 1-2)
“Who is your best friend? Describe this person and say why he/she is your best friend.”
Take 45s to answer this to your partner.

“describe” means give an introduction to your answer
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prepare and answer the second question
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“Talk about a positive experience with learning or using English. Describe the experience and say why it was a positive one.” - What kinds of things would make good answers to this prompt?
- Something specific (one particular experience that happened in a particular place on a particular day)

“Talk about an experience in your life that made you feel embarrassed. Describe it and say why it was embarrassing.” - This might be a good one to lie about, just so you don’t feel stressed or anxious while taking the test.

“What is your favorite book or movie? Describe it and say why it is your favorite.” - The difficulty here might be picking just 2-3 things to talk about.
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Homework: spend 15 seconds with each of the other questions on the handout: think of an answer, and write a couple words for 2-3 reasons why it’s your answer